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Synonyms of serpent
1
a limbless reptile with a long body
- an Aztec carving of a feathered serpent representing the god Quetzalcoatl
Synonyms for serpent
Words Related to serpent
- adder,
- anaconda,
- asp,
- black racer,
- blacksnake,
- blue racer,
- boa,
- bull snake,
- bushmaster,
- chicken snake,
- cobra,
- constrictor,
- copperhead,
- coral snake,
- cottonmouth moccasin,
- diamondback rattlesnake,
- fer-de-lance,
- garter snake,
- gopher snake,
- green snake,
- hognose snake,
- horned viper,
- indigo snake,
- king cobra,
- king snake,
- krait,
- mamba,
- milk snake,
- moccasin,
- pine snake,
- pit viper,
- puff adder,
- python,
- racer,
- rat snake,
- rattlesnake,
- sea serpent,
- sea snake,
- sidewinder,
- taipan,
- water moccasin,
- water snake,
- worm snake
3
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
- a serpent in their midst had betrayed the revolutionaries to the authorities
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“Serpent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpent. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of serpent was in the 13th century
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